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Innis Paper Award

FacetDescription
Student Category

Current student

Application Required

No

Number of Recipients

One

Decisions and Payment Timing

Decisions are made in the fall and the award is paid out in the fall.

Award Value (Based on Previous Values)

$1,000

Financial Need

No

Leadership

Yes

Program

University of Toronto student

Award Conditions

To be awarded to the editor of the Innis Herald newspaper. 

University Women’s Club Toronto Foundation Award

FacetDescription
Student Category

Admission (Undergraduate)

Application Required

Yes. See application here.

Number of Recipients

One

Decisions and Payment Timing

Decisions are made in the spring and award is paid in the subsequent fall (registration required in fall term)

Award Value (Based on Previous Values)

Approximately $5000

Grades Considered

No

Financial Need

Financial need may be considered.

Leadership

Yes

Award Conditions

This award is for an undergraduate student entering their first year of studies in Arts & Science at Innis College and living in the Innis Residence. It is awarded to a student who, through leadership and their involvement in school and community life, has contributed to building a more equitable world. Financial need may be considered. This award is for Canadian citizens, Permanent Residents and Protected Persons. The value of this award is approximately $5,000.

Robert Patrick Student Initiative Award

FacetDescription
Student Category

Returning and graduating students

Application Required

Yes (the application will be available sometime during the Winter term)

Number of Recipients

One or more

Decisions and Payment Timing

Decisions are made in the summer and award is paid in the summer.

Award Value (Based on Previous Values)

$1,200

Grades Considered Yes 
CGPA Range

1.5+

Financial Need

No

Leadership Yes
Program

Innis College Undergraduate Student or a University of Toronto student living in the Innis College Residence.

Award Conditions

To be awarded to an outstanding full/part-time Innis College undergraduate student who is enrolled in the Faculty of Arts and Science or a UofT student living in the Innis College Residence. The recipient has achieved distinction in the life of the College through the Innis College Student Society, the Innis College Council or the Innis Residence Council, and is expected to be “In Good Standing.” A student may receive this award only once.

Robert Lantos Cinema Studies Scholarship

FacetDescription
Student Category

Returning Graduate Student

Application Required

No

Number of Recipients One
Decisions and Payment Timing

Decisions are made in the spring and award is paid in the subsequent fall (registration required in fall term).

Award Value (Based on Previous Values)

Annual Income ($6,000 – $7,000)

Grades Considered Yes 
Financial Need

No

Leadership No 
ProgramCinema Studies
Award Conditions

To be awarded to an outstanding graduate student in the Cinema Studies Program.

Principal Janet Paterson Scholarship

NOTE: As of January 2022, this award is under review.

FacetDescription
Student Category

Graduating student

Application Required

No

Number of Recipients One
Decisions and Payment Timing

Decisions are made in the fall and the award is paid in the fall.

Award Value (Based on Previous Values)

Annual Income (approximately $3,000)

Grades Considered Yes 
CGPA Range

3.7+

Financial Need

No

Leadership No 
Award Conditions

To be awarded annually to an Innis College undergraduate student who has demonstrated significant improvement in their studies. Named after Innis College’s seventh principal and first female principal, this scholarship seeks to recognize academically outstanding students and encourage them to aspire to leadership roles. Students who pass their 5th, 10th & 15th credit completed in the FAS with a CGPA of 3.7 or higher will be considered. To receive the award, recipients must register at Innis College in the subsequent Fall/Winter academic session.

Kay Armatage Scholarship in Cinema Studies

FacetDescription
Student Category

Graduating student & Admission (Graduate)

Application Required

No

Number of Recipients One
Decisions and Payment Timing

Decisions are made in the spring and award is paid in the subsequent fall (registration required in fall term)

Award Value (Based on Previous Values)

Annual Income ($2,500-$3,000)

Grades Considered Yes 
Financial Need

Yes

Leadership No 
Program

Cinema Studies

Award Conditions

To be awarded to an outstanding graduating Cinema Studies student (enrolled in either the Specialist or Major programs) who has accepted an offer of admission in the CSI MA program at the University of Toronto. Financial need is a requirement.

Innis Residence Leadership Award

FacetDescription
Student Category

Current student

Application Required

Yes (nomination by peers)

Number of Recipients

One

Decisions and Payment Timing

Decisions are made in the spring and the award is paid in the summer.

Award Value (Based on Previous Values)

$500

Grades Considered No
Financial Need

No

Leadership Yes
Award Conditions

To be awarded to an outstanding full-time, first-year undergraduate student living in the Innis Residence in the current academic year who is an emerging leader. Recipient may be a first-year student from the Faculty of Arts and Science or from a first-entry professional faculty.

Innis Emerging Leader Award

FacetDescription
Student Category

Current student

Application Required

Yes (nomination by peers)

Number of Recipients

One

Decisions and Payment Timing

Decisions are made in the spring and the award is paid in the summer.

Award Value (Based on Previous Values)

$500

Grades Considered No
Financial Need

No

Leadership Yes
Award Conditions

To be awarded to an outstanding first-year Innis College undergraduate student not living in the Innis Residence in the current academic year who is an emerging leader.

Weisdorf Bell Family Scholarship in Cinema Studies

FacetDescription
Student Category

Returning student

Application Required

No

Number of Recipients One or two
Decisions and Payment Timing

Decisions are made in the fall and award is paid in the fall (registration required in fall term)

Award Value (Based on Previous Values)

Annual Income ($4,500-$5,000)

Grades Considered Yes 
CGPA Range

3.5+

Financial Need

No

Leadership No 
Program

Cinema Studies

Award Conditions

To be awarded to one or two undergraduate Innis College students enrolled in the Specialist or Major in Cinema Studies CGPA of 3.50 or above as they pass their 5th, 10th or 15th credit completed in the Faculty of Arts & Science. To receive the award, recipients must register at Innis College in the subsequent Fall/Winter academic session.

University of Toronto Women’s Association Scholarship

FacetDescription
Student Category

Returning student

Application Required

No

Number of Recipients

One

Decisions and Payment Timing

Decisions are made in the fall and award is paid in the fall (registration required in fall term)

Award Value (Based on Previous Values)

Annual Income ($1,000 – $1,500)

Grades Considered Yes 
CGPA Range

3.7+

Financial Need

Yes.

As an award endowed with funds from the Ontario Student Opportunity Trust Fund (OSOTF), students must meet all of the following criteria: (1) Canadian Citizenship/Permanent Resident/Protected Person; (2) Ontario residency, see “How do I know if I qualify as an Ontario resident for student loan purposes?”; and (3) financial need.  Receiving OSAP, for example, demonstrates eligibility in all three criteria for this award.

Leadership No 
Award Conditions

To be awarded to an Innis College undergraduate degree student in the Faculty of Arts and Science (FAS) on the basis of financial need and Ontario residency. Academic merit may also be considered.

In the context of considering outstanding academic performance, students with a cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of at least 3.70 as they pass their 5th, 10th & 15th credit completed in the FAS will be considered first, so long as they meet the primary criteria of financial need and Ontario residency.

To receive the award, recipients must register at Innis College in the subsequent Fall/Winter academic session.